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Janakpur: the wedding that is re-enacted every year

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The Sita idol in Janakpur is said to have been dug out of the Sarayu river.

Janakpur, capital of Madhesh Province, is named for King Janaka of Videha. Its Janaki Mandir (1898, 'Nau Lakha Mandir') holds a Sita statue said to have been found in the Sarayu near Ayodhya. The Rama Sita Vivaha Mandir next door commemorates the wedding, re-enacted on Vivah Panchami in Nov-Dec.

Who: Sita, Rama, Janaka

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Shiva's bow at Janaka's court (Janakpur) located-at

Places: Janakpur, Nepal, Mithila

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• commentary · Wikipedia Janakpur

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